26RS SB 251

Senate Bill 251

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Last Action	02/25/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1675
Sponsor	S. West
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 197.020 to establish that the Department of Corrections shall not be required to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the death penalty; establish that execution protocols and procedures may be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action; amend KRS 13A.105 to conform; make technical corrections.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Death penalty, executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, authorization Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Corrections, executions, protocols and procedures, actions to establish, authorization Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, regulation process, removal Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - Executions, protocols and procedures, establishment Crimes And Punishments - Death penalty, executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, authorization Criminal Procedure - Executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, authorization Deaths - Executions, Department of Corrections, protocols and procedures, authorization State Agencies - Department of Corrections, executions, protocols and procedures, authorization Technical Corrections - Department of Corrections